Game of My Life Detroit Lions (eBook)

Memorable Stories of Lions Football

Paula Pasche (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2015
240 Seiten
Sports Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-61321-860-0 (ISBN)

Infos

It was Thanksgiving Day, 1962. The Detroit Lions handed Green Bay its only loss during the Packers championship season. But the Lions didnt just beat Vince Lombardis teamthey sacked All-Pro quarterback Bart Starr a league-record eleven times. All-Pro defensive lineman Roger Brown recorded six of those sacks, and he describes this most memorable game in Game of My Life Detroit Lions.Since their founding as the Portsmouth Spartans in 1929, the Detroit Lions have carried the hearts and souls of some of the NFLs most loyal fans. Now supporters of this storied franchise will go into the locker room and onto the turf with over twenty Lions legends in Game of My Life Detroit Lions. Sportswriter Paula Pasche opens the doors to players private remembrances of how it was and how they reacted to the spotlight. Readers will hear tales from Hall of Famers, Pro Bowlers, and fan favorites such as Charlie Sanders, Mel Farr, Shaun Robinson, Doug English, and so many more. Within these pages, Detroit gridiron greats offer glimpses of the National Football League in the 1950s, the 1960s, and right up through the present day. More than fifty years of Lions experience is represented in this collection of tales told by the men who lived through some of the most memorable moments in franchise history.Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sportsbooks about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team.Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Autor

Paula Pasche is an award-winning veteran sportswriter for the Oakland Press and other Michigan Digital First Media properties. She reported on the Barry Sanders era and returned as the Lions beat writer seven years ago. She has also covered the Detroit Red Wings, the University of Michigan, two Rose Bowls, an NCAA Final Four, the 2004 Ryder Cup, and Super Bowl XL. A member of the Pro Football Writers of America, Pasche resides in Sylvan Lake, Michigan.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.10.2015
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Fahrrad
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
• Schlagworte: 1970 • Alma Mater • alum • Alumni • alumnus • Ann Arbor • athletic department • athletic director • athletic programs • Barr • big-time college • bill martin • bo schembechler • business philosophy • cautionary tale • Coaches • coach rich • College Athletics • college sports • core values • cover college • david brandon • Detroit • Division • Dominos • DVD • Encyclopedia • fires people • football coach college football • football program • football season • football team • grammatical errors • Head Coach • head football • hiring • inner workings • investigative journalism • jim hackett • jim harbaugh • john bacon • legendary coach • lettermen • Lions • lower average • Maize • mark schlissel • michigan football • michigan stadium • mike utley • NCAA • nfl championship • offended • paid professionals • past decade • Philadelphia • Playoff • Pro • punter • regents • roger brown • runner ups • season tickets • somewhat faulty • Stock • storied • student athletes • Student Body • student government • student leaders • students assigned • thanksgiving day • touchdowns • university president • vince lombardi john u bacon • wolverines • yards
• ISBN-10: 1-61321-860-5 / 1613218605
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61321-860-0 / 9781613218600